Developmental Programming In Livestock Production An Issue Of Veterinary Clinics Of North America Food Animal Practice

Download or read book Developmental Programming in Livestock Production, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice written by Travis Mulliniks and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, edited by Dr. Rick Funston and Dr. J. Travis Mulliniks, is dedicated to Developmental Programming in Livestock Production. Topics include: Fetal Growth and Development; Cellular Mechanisms and Epigenetic Changes; Overgrowth Syndrome; Effects on Progeny and Nutrient Partitioning; Effects on Neonatal Mortality; Effects on Tissue Growth and End Product; Effects on Fertility; Effects on Animal Health and Immune Function; Effects on Dam and Progeny Milk Production; Multigenerational Effects; Developmental Resiliency: in utero Adaptation to Environmental Stimuli; and Developmental Programming in a Beef Production System.